England Match No. 197 - Scotland - 6 April 1935

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196 vs. Ireland 197 198 vs. Netherlands	Saturday, 6 April 1935 Home International Championship 1934-35 (47th) Match Scotland 2 England 0 [1-0]		Match Summary Scotland Party England Party
		Hampden Park, Kinghorn Drive, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Attendance: 129,693; Receipts: £13,690; Kick-off tbc GMT Live on Scottish Regional Radio (National Radio from 3.15pm, after Boat Race) - commentator: George Allison
		Scotland - Douglas Duncan (headed in from a slow Napier corner 43, a jumping header from a Napier corner 50)
Results 1930-39		England won the toss, Scotland kicked-off.

Match Summary

Officials	Scotland	Type	England
Referee - Samuel Thompson Belfast, Ireland originally Ireland's W.R. Hamilton Linesmen - Henry Nattrass, county Durham, and not known. Teams presented to the Duke of York		Goal Attempts
		Attempts on Target
		Hit Bar/Post
		Corner Kicks Won
		Offside Calls Against
		Fouls Conceded
		Possession

Scotland Team

Rank:	No official ranking system established; ELO rating 12th to 10th	Colours:		Dark blue shirts with white collars, white shorts, dark blue and white hooped socks.
Capt:	Jimmy Simpson	Selectors: Trainer: Robert Manderston (Queen's Park FC)		The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, following the inter-league match, on Monday, 1 April 1935.
Scotland Lineup
	Jackson, John	27	29 November 1906	G	Chelsea FC, England	6	14 GA
	Anderson, Andrew	26	21 February 1909	RB	Heart of Midlothian FC	8	0
	Cummings, George	21	5 June 1913	LB	Partick Thistle FC	1	0
	Massie, Alexander	29	13 March 1906	RH	Heart of Midlothian FC	9	0
	Simpson, James M.	26	29 October 1908	CH	Rangers FC	3	0
	Brown, George C.P.	28	7 January 1907	LH	Rangers FC	8	0
	Napier, Charles E.	24	8 October 1910	OR	The Celtic FC	3	2
	Walker, Thomas	19	26 May 1915	IR	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	0
	Gallacher, Hugh K.	32	2 February 1903	CF	Derby County FC, England	20	24
	McPhail, Robert L.	29	25 October 1905	IL	Rangers FC	12	4
	Duncan, Douglas	25	14 October 1909	OL	Derby County FC, England	6	5
reserves:		Bobby Hogg (The Celtic FC) and Willie Miller (Partick Thistle FC, travelling reserves). James Dawson and Robert Main (both Rangers FC), Chic Geatons and Jimmy McGrory (both The Celtic FC), Bobby Ancell (St. Mirren FC), Matt Busby (Manchester City FC), Robert Donnelly (Partick Thistle FC) and James Connor (Sunderland AFC).

2-3-5		Jackson - Anderson, Cummings - Massie, Simpson, Brown - Napier, Walker, Gallacher, McPhail, Duncan.
Averages:		Age	26.0	Appearances/Goals		7.1	3.0

England Team

Rank:	No official ranking system established; ELO rating 3rd to 5th	Colours:		The 1923 uniform - White collared jerseys, navy blue or black shorts, black socks topped with two white hoops
Capt:	Eddie Hapgood, third captaincy.	Selectors: In charge: Henry J. Huband and Stanley F. Rous Trainer: Tom Whittaker		The fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following a trial match, on Monday, 1 April 1935. 164th match, W 105 - D 29 - L 30 - F 491 - A 185.
England Lineup
	Hibbs, E. Henry	28	27 May 1906	G	Birmingham FC	22	24 GA
	Male, C. George	24	8 May 1910	RB	Arsenal FC	3	0
	Hapgood, Edris A.	26	24 September 1908	LB	Arsenal FC	11	0
	Britton, Clifford S.	25	27 August 1909	RH	Everton FC	4	0
	Barker, John W.	29	27 February 1906	CH	Derby County FC	4	0
	Alsford, Walter J.	23	6 November 1911	LH	Tottenham Hotspur FC	1	0
	Geldard, Albert	20	11 April 1914	OR	Everton FC	3	0
	Bastin, Clifford S., injured	22	14 March 1912	IR	Arsenal FC	11	4
	Gurney, Robert	27	13 October 1907	CF	Sunderland AFC	1	0
	Westwood, W. Raymond	22	14 April 1912	IL	Bolton Wanderers FC	2	0
	Brook, Eric F.	27	27 November 1907	OL	Manchester City FC	12	7
reserves:		Tom Gardner (Aston Villa FC) and Raich Carter (Sunderland AFC).
team notes:		The original left-half was Manchester City FC's Jackie Bray, but on Tuesday, April 2, Bray was declared unfit to play and his place went to Alsford. Bastin injured his knee early on and had to be carried off by Whittaker. But he soon resumed. Harry Hibbs breaks Sam Hardy's record of the most appearances by the goalkeeper.

2-3-5		Hibbs - Male, Hapgood - Britton, Barker, Alsford - Geldard, Bastin, Gurney, Westwood, Brook.
Averages:		Age	24.8	Appearances/Goals		6.7	1.0

England teams v. Scotland:
1934:	Moss	Cooper	Hapgood	Stoker	Hart	Copping	Crooks	Carter	Bowers	Bastin	Brook
1935:	Hibbs	Male	Hapgood	Britton	Barker	Alsford	Geldard	Bastin	Gurney	Westwood	Brook

Match Report

THE OPPORTUNISM OF DUNCAN

Scotland beat England at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Saturday before the Duke of York and a crowd of 129,693 people by two goals to none, and as a result the two countries are bracketed together at the head of the International table...

Scotland's goal came two minutes before the interval. Walker forced a corner--Scotland's first--Napier took it, and there was an infinitesimal hesitation in the goal-mouth of which Duncan, coming up from nowhere, took full advantage. He got his head to the ball and Hibbs never had a chance...

...Actually Scotland only got one goal, four minutes from the restart. Napier took a corner-kick and Hibbs pushed the ball round the post ; another corner. Again Napier took it, and the ball swung into the goal-mouth, where Duncan's head helped it into the net. Intelligent anticipation--one of the most precious attributes in all ball games. - The Times - Monday 8th April, 1935

Football League

Football League Division One
6 April 1935

Team P Pts

Arsenal 36 49

Sunderland 35 46

Manchester City 35 43

Sheffield Wednesday 37 43

Derby County 36 40

Everton 37 40

West Bromwich Albion 37 39

Liverpool 36 39

Grimsby Town 36 37

Stoke City 36 37

Aston Villa 36 36

Chelsea 36 35

Preston North End 35 34

Blackburn Rovers 37 34

Huddersfield Town 36 33

Portsmouth 35 32

Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 31

Middlesbrough 36 30

Leeds United 36 30

Birmingham 35 30

Leicester City 36 29

Tottenham Hotspur 37 25

Division One matches played on 6 April 1935:

ARSENAL 2-2 CHELSEA
Drake, Compton pen. (Barraclough, Spence)
54,020 (Highbury, London)

Arsenal were without Bastin, Hapgood (the captain) and Male, who were playing against Scotland in Glasgow, whilst Chelsea were without John Jackson, who kept a clean sheet in goal for Scotland against England.

BIRMINGHAM 3-0 PRESTON NORTH END
White 11, 71, pen. 85
15,773 (St Andrew's, Birmingham)

Birmingham were without Harry Hibbs, who was playing in goal against Scotland in Glasgow.

BLACKBURN ROVERS 4-2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Beattie 16, Thompson 34, 61, 86 (Hartill 23, 90)
7,716 (Ewood Park, Blackburn)

LEEDS UNITED 0-2 LEICESTER CITY
(Liggins 20, Liddle 75)
12,086 (Elland Road, Leeds)

LIVERPOOL 1-3 DERBY COUNTY
Nieuwenhuys 75 (Bowers 17, Crooks 56, Bird 85)
20,085 (Anfield, Liverpool)

Derby were without Barker, who was playing against Scotland in Glasgow, Duncan, who scored both goals for Scotland, and Gallacher, who was also playing for Scotland.

MANCHESTER CITY 2-2 EVERTON
Tilson 78, Heale 88 (Leyfield 33, 36)
26,138 (Maine Road, Manchester)

City were without Eric Brook, who was playing against Scotland in Glasgow, as were Everton's Britton and Geldard.

MIDDLESBROUGH 2-1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Baxter pen. 58, Warren 68 (Lythgoe 38)
12,570 (Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)

PORTSMOUTH 0-1 ASTON VILLA
(Watkin 52)
20,813 (Fratton Park, Portsmouth)

Villa were without Tom Gardner, who was a reserve against Scotland in Glasgow.

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 4-0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Law 33, 87, Palethorpe 37, Rimmer 89
12,158 (Hillsborough, Sheffield)

Tottenham were without Walter Alsford, who was making his only international appearance, against Scotland in Glasgow.

STOKE CITY 0-0 GRIMSBY TOWN
13,442 (Victoria Ground, Stoke)

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1-1 SUNDERLAND
Sandford pen. 68 (Gallacher 6)
24,462 (The Hawthorns, West Bromwich)

When West Brom were awarded the penalty from which they equalised, Sunderland's Patsy Gallacher was sent off for protesting. Sunderland were without Gurney, who was making his only international appearance, against Scotland in Glasgow, and Carter, who was a reserve against Scotland.

Arsenal let slip a two-goal lead against Chelsea, but, as hard as Sunderland tried, they could not prevent the Gunners from winning their third successive championship.

Football League Division Two
6 April 1935

Team P Pts

Brentford 35 51

West Ham United 36 48

Blackpool 36 46

Manchester United 37 45

Bolton Wanderers 34 44

Newcastle United 37 44

Plymouth Argyle 36 40

Fulham 36 39

Nottingham Forest 36 38

Bury 37 36

Norwich City 36 35

Sheffield United 36 35

Hull City 36 35

Burnley 36 34

Bradford 36 33

Barnsley 35 31

Swansea Town 36 29

Bradford City 36 28

Port Vale 36 28

Southampton 37 28

Notts County 36 23

Oldham Athletic 36 22

Division Two matches played on 6 April 1935:

BLACKPOOL 1-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Smailes
11,509 (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)

BRADFORD 2-0 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Wesley, Suggett
6,093 (Park Avenue, Bradford)

BRENTFORD 1-0 SWANSEA TOWN
Holliday
17,212 (Griffin Park, London)

BURY 4-1 BARNSLEY
Patrick 3, O'Rourke (Chivers)
5,383 (Gigg Lane, Bury)

FULHAM 2-0 BURNLEY
Smith, Hammond
14,173 (Craven Cottage, London)

HULL CITY 1-0 PORT VALE
Pinkerton
3,569 (Anlaby Road, Hull)

NEWCASTLE UNITED 1-1 NOTTS COUNTY
Pearson (Bramham)
12,394 (St James' Park, Newcastle)

NORWICH CITY 4-0 SOUTHAMPTON
Vinall 2, Houghton 2
8,414 (The Nest, Norwich)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2-2 MANCHESTER UNITED
Peacock 2 (Bryant 2)
8,618 (City Ground, Nottingham)

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1-0 BOLTON WANDERERS
Briggs
16,238 (Home Park, Plymouth)

Bolton were without Ray Westwood, who was playing against Scotland in Glasgow.

WEST HAM UNITED 1-0 BRADFORD CITY
MangnaIl
28,019 (Upton Park, London)

Brentford were to go through the season unbeaten at home in the league and they were worthy champions of the second division. They were about to embark on their most successful period in their history. Bolton's third successive defeat, and fourth in five games left them adrift of the second promotion place, but they went on to pip West Ham on goal average.

Division Three on 6 April 1935:

Doncaster Rovers led the northern section on goal average from Tranmere Rovers (who had played two more games) and Chester (who had played three more games). They would increase their lead to secure their first ever promotion. Charlton Athletic led the southern section by seven points from Coventry City and Reading, each of whom had a game in hand, but it would give them little hope and Charlton won the title with ease.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 6 April 1935 that the defence opened its case in Guernsey in the Channel Islands' first ever murder trial of a woman. 27-year-old housekeeper, Gertrude de la Mare was accused of cutting the throat of her 76-year-old employer, Alfred Brouard, two months earlier, in order to inherit his estate. An apparent suicide note was left, stating that no blame should be attached to his housekeeper, who had, in fact, written it. Though she was found guilty and sentenced to death, the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, a month later. She died in Holloway Prison, at the age of 88.

Source Notes

Scottish Football Association
Scotland - The Complete International Record: Richard Keir
London Hearts
original newspaper reports
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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